1861-1865 1961-1965
Published by
Prince Lithograph Co., Inc.
4019 5th Rd. N., Arlington, Virginia
Copyright 1961
Printed in U. S. A.
The Civil War
Here brothers fought for their principles
Here heroes died to save their country
And a united people will forever cherish
the precious legacy of their noble manhood.
—PENNSYLVANIA MONUMENT AT VICKSBURG
The Civil War, which began in the 1830's as a cold war and moved toward the inevitable conflict somewhere between 1850 and 1860, was one of America's greatest emotional experiences. When the war finally broke in 1861, beliefs and political ideals had become so firm that they transcended family ties and bonds of friendship—brother was cast against brother. The story of this supreme test of our Nation, though one of tragedy, is also one of triumph, for it united a nation that had been divided for over a quarter century.